raymond%carme@uunet.UU.NET (Raymond Man) (06/28/90)
From: raymond%carme@uunet.UU.NET (Raymond Man) In <1990Jun27.021214.1907@cbnews.att.com> (Rick Wheeler) quoted: #In article <1990Jun26.024941.15277@cbnews.att.com> phipps@solitary.Stanford.EDU (Geoff Phipps) writes: #>From: phipps@solitary.Stanford.EDU (Geoff Phipps) #>In article <1990Jun22.043337.28362@cbnews.att.com> F2E010%BARILVM.BITNET@CUNYVM .CUNY.EDU (Don Goldenfarb) writes: #>> #>>In late 1987, a member of a Palestinian group flew a hang-glider over the #>>Israeli border and manged to enter an IDF base. I think he may have #>>killed 5 soldiers. #>Didn't that attack involve an ultra-light? A hang glider is #>unpowered and has no control surfaces. An ultralight has a motor and #>control surfaces. # By the above definition, the attack was carried out by an #"ultra-light" which was basically a hang glider with the addittion of a #small engine. The distinction between motor hang glider and ultra-light is quite subtle. I would ask the folks in rec.aviation to comment. Anyway it seems for a while FAA ruled that those can be foot-launched are motor hang gliders and those with wheels, ultra-light. They changed to a criterion based on weight when leg injury reports started to flow in. Disclaimer: Nothing more than explicitly stated is intended to be conveyed. Just call me `Man'. "And why take ye thought for " -- Matt. 6:28 raymond@jupiter.ame.arizona.edu